Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 2,981 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2,981
Change on year
down 10.8%
Rank
4th
of 7 regions
All-time high
5,529
in 2005
All-time low
2,981
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2005–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 2,981 for employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 5,529 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,981, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,529 | — |
| 2006 | 5,427 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5,516 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 5,118 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 4,590 | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 4,235 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 3,907 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 3,527 | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 3,295 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 3,194 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3,213 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,183 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,262 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3,325 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3,343 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,981 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,236 | 4,590 | 5,529 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,448 | 3,183 | 4,235 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,981 | 2,981 | 2,981 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 1,443 compare
- 2 Netherlands 510 compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 404 compare
- 4 France 262 compare
- 5 Metropolitan France 257 compare
- 6 Spain 238 compare
- 7 Switzerland 210 compare
- 7 Italy 210 compare
- 7 Türkiye 1,629 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 2,981 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,529 in 2005.
- What is the lowest employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,981 in 2020.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 4th out of 7 regions with data for 2020.
- Is employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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